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Brief comparison between MSP 5th edition and MSP 2011 edition

Henny Portman

To get a first understanding of the differences, I will look at principles, themes, processes, organization and products. Themes are collectively applied during the processes throughout the programme lifecycle. MSP 5 th edition contains one additional process. Two themes are more or less new.

2011 92
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Reasons to Adopt AgilePMĀ®

The IIL Blog

Addresses the Full Project Lifecycle (Beyond Product Development) For organizations delivering projects and programmes, and where existing formal project management processes already exist, the informality of many of the agile approaches is daunting and sometimes perceived as too risky.

2011 148
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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Scrum.org

So, how was Scrum defined before 2010 then? What else happened along the road to the way that Scrum is defined and represented? In the end, the sources I used for describing the evolutions of the definition of Scrum are: The paper ā€œSCRUM Software Development Processā€ by Ken Schwaber (1995, 1996).

2010 232
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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

Before we begin, we need to define some of the terms we will use throughout this post. Throughout this post, we define them as ā€œall users, customers, and other people or groups who have a clear stake in the outcomes of what this team produces, and invest money, time or both in making sure that happensā€. The first term is Stakeholder.

Agile 210
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SAFe Simply Explained (Part 1): Core Competencies and Principles

Inloox

High flexibility, adaptability and increased communication are just a few of the benefits that have led to significant improvements through the introduction of agile work processes in organizations. This requires collaboration and alignment of processes. So agility in itself is nothing new for many companies.

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Deciphering Goals

Scrum.org

In contrast a Sprint Goal fulfills all the criteria of SMART as a Sprint is more complicated and less complex, happening in a short defined time frame. Having urgency is a great motivator and starting point as shown in John Kotterā€™s 8-Steps process. . . Figure 5 The 8-Steps Process for Leading Change* * [link].

2007 218
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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Gunther Verheyen

So, how was Scrum defined before 2010 then? What else happened along the road to the way that Scrum is defined and represented? The first, official version of the Scrum Guide was released in February 2010. How did its definition evolve before and after 2010 and become the framework that we know today?

2010 141